Events at The Metropolitan Museum of Art (next 30 days, Programs for Visitors with Disabilities)Search for events by program type or date.en-USArts & Entertainment, Museumshttp://metmuseum.org/feeds/images/met_podcast_logo.jpgEvents at The Metropolitan Museum of Art (next 30 days, Programs for Visitors with Disabilities)http://metmuseum.org/events/programs/talks/gallery-talks/objects-of-prestige?eid=A001_%7bA793564E-6084-4784-8EB6-1BDE0C3CF877%7d_20150209165146http://metmuseum.org/events/programs/talks/gallery-talks/objects-of-prestige?eid=A001_%7bA793564E-6084-4784-8EB6-1BDE0C3CF877%7d_20150209165146Objects of Prestige and Power: Islamic Manuscripts and Their Patrons<p class="small-text date-text">Gallery Talk</p>​Examine the tradition of illuminated manuscripts from the Islamic world.<br /><p></p><p><span class="small-text date-text">Wednesday, March 4, 11:00 a.m.&ndash;12:00 p.m.</span>​<br/> <p class="small-text" class="margin-top:7px;">Free with Museum admission</p>​</p>http://metmuseum.org/events/programs/talks/conversations-with-curators-and-conservators/maffet-ledger?eid=A001_%7bF8414E8A-6CAD-4CF7-BF52-525D99677504%7d_20150203144003http://metmuseum.org/events/programs/talks/conversations-with-curators-and-conservators/maffet-ledger?eid=A001_%7bF8414E8A-6CAD-4CF7-BF52-525D99677504%7d_20150203144003Conversation with a Conservator—Cheyenne or Arapaho Maffet Ledger<p class="small-text date-text">Conversation with a Curator or Conservator</p>​Experience a lively dialogue with a conservator about an object that especially intrigues her.<p></p><p><span class="small-text date-text">Thursday, March 5, 11:00&ndash;11:30 a.m.</span>​<br/> <p class="small-text" class="margin-top:7px;">Free with Museum admission</p>​</p>http://metmuseum.org/events/programs/courses-and-workshops/short-courses/thomas-hart-benton?eid=A001_%7bA897D4DC-0752-4A5A-9357-74106D559A82%7d_20150203131847http://metmuseum.org/events/programs/courses-and-workshops/short-courses/thomas-hart-benton?eid=A001_%7bA897D4DC-0752-4A5A-9357-74106D559A82%7d_20150203131847Thomas Hart Benton's America Today Mural: Antecedents and After<p class="small-text date-text">Short Course</p>​Delve into Thomas Hart Benton's renowned mural <em>America Today</em> with Met experts.<p></p><p><span class="small-text date-text">Thursday, March 5, 2:00&ndash;4:00 p.m.</span>​<br/> <p class="small-text" class="margin-top:7px;">This program has been canceled.</p>​</p>http://metmuseum.org/events/programs/talks/gallery-talks/the-art-of-the-chinese-album?eid=A007_%7bF4D887C9-6C3F-4615-AE42-A6F08A487E0B%7d_20141215143155http://metmuseum.org/events/programs/talks/gallery-talks/the-art-of-the-chinese-album?eid=A007_%7bF4D887C9-6C3F-4615-AE42-A6F08A487E0B%7d_20141215143155Exhibition Tour—The Art of the Chinese Album<p class="small-text date-text">Gallery Talk</p>​Explore one of the most intimate of Chinese painting formats, the album.&nbsp;<br /><p></p><p><span class="small-text date-text">Saturday, March 7, 10:30&ndash;11:30 a.m.</span>​<br/> <p class="small-text" class="margin-top:7px;">Free with Museum admission</p>​</p>http://metmuseum.org/events/programs/talks/gallery-talks/discovering-japanese-art?eid=A002_%7bCCA5E05E-DFB2-4D71-979A-A3098F7CB042%7d_20150205095753http://metmuseum.org/events/programs/talks/gallery-talks/discovering-japanese-art?eid=A002_%7bCCA5E05E-DFB2-4D71-979A-A3098F7CB042%7d_20150205095753Exhibition Tour—Discovering Japanese Art: American Collectors and the Met<p class="small-text date-text">Gallery Talk</p>​Discover the history of the Japanese art collections at the Met.<p></p><p><span class="small-text date-text">Saturday, March 7, 4:00&ndash;5:00 p.m.</span>​<br/> <p class="small-text" class="margin-top:7px;">Free with Museum admission</p>​</p>http://metmuseum.org/events/programs/events-at-the-cloisters/programs-for-visitors-with-disabilities-at-the-cloisters/sights-and-scents/plain-and-fancy?eid=A001_%7bACA9683C-C865-4A3F-A59B-BAC7CE96B762%7d_20141203114605http://metmuseum.org/events/programs/events-at-the-cloisters/programs-for-visitors-with-disabilities-at-the-cloisters/sights-and-scents/plain-and-fancy?eid=A001_%7bACA9683C-C865-4A3F-A59B-BAC7CE96B762%7d_20141203114605Sights & Scents—Plain and Fancy<p class="small-text date-text">Sights & Scents at The Cloisters</p>​We invite individuals living with dementia, together with their family members or care partners, to join us for Sights &amp; Scents at The Cloisters museum and gardens.<p></p><p><span class="small-text date-text">Sunday, March 8, 11:00 a.m.&ndash;12:30 p.m.</span>​<br/> <p class="small-text" class="margin-top:7px;">Free, but reservations are required</p>​</p>http://metmuseum.org/events/programs/programs-for-visitors-with-disabilities/visitors-with-developmental-and-learning-disabilities/discoveries-the-nature-of-art?eid=A001_%7bE0C417C8-EAD6-40D9-82B4-53E36E709D7F%7d_20150205103408http://metmuseum.org/events/programs/programs-for-visitors-with-disabilities/visitors-with-developmental-and-learning-disabilities/discoveries-the-nature-of-art?eid=A001_%7bE0C417C8-EAD6-40D9-82B4-53E36E709D7F%7d_20150205103408Discoveries—The Nature of Art: Earth, Air, Fire, and Water (Ages 18 and above)<p class="small-text date-text">Program for Visitors with Learning and Developmental Disabilities</p>​This workshop for adults with learning or developmental disabilities and accompanying friends and family members includes a gallery tour and art activity.<br /><p></p><p><span class="small-text date-text">Sunday, March 8, 11:00 a.m.&ndash;12:30 p.m.</span>​<br/> <p class="small-text" class="margin-top:7px;">Free; reservations are required</p>​</p>http://metmuseum.org/events/programs/talks/gallery-talks/powerful-objects-in-renaissance-europe?eid=A001_%7b1C51B58E-B07D-4E39-919A-E73AD6D03293%7d_20150219141336http://metmuseum.org/events/programs/talks/gallery-talks/powerful-objects-in-renaissance-europe?eid=A001_%7b1C51B58E-B07D-4E39-919A-E73AD6D03293%7d_20150219141336Powerful Objects in Renaissance Europe<p class="small-text date-text">Gallery Talk</p>​Explore ritual objects of many kinds from religion to magic.<br /><p></p><p><span class="small-text date-text">Sunday, March 8, 11:00 a.m.&ndash;12:00 p.m.</span>​<br/> <p class="small-text" class="margin-top:7px;">Free with Museum admission</p>​</p>http://metmuseum.org/events/programs/programs-for-visitors-with-disabilities/visitors-with-developmental-and-learning-disabilities/discoveries-family-the-nature-of-art?eid=A001_%7b947BE210-CD40-48CB-B4F3-5ABBCA0D731A%7d_20150205103603http://metmuseum.org/events/programs/programs-for-visitors-with-disabilities/visitors-with-developmental-and-learning-disabilities/discoveries-family-the-nature-of-art?eid=A001_%7b947BE210-CD40-48CB-B4F3-5ABBCA0D731A%7d_20150205103603Discoveries—The Nature of Art: Earth, Air, Fire, and Water (Ages 5–17)<p class="small-text date-text">Program for Visitors with Learning and Developmental Disabilities</p>​This workshop for children with learning or developmental disabilities and accompanying friends and family members includes a gallery tour and art activity.<br /><p></p><p><span class="small-text date-text">Sunday, March 8, 2:00&ndash;3:30 p.m.</span>​<br/> <p class="small-text" class="margin-top:7px;">Free; reservations are required</p>​</p>http://metmuseum.org/events/programs/sunday-at-the-met/viewpoints?eid=A001_%7b20738106-6A31-4A21-AF62-3EF47FD9B39D%7d_20150202151921http://metmuseum.org/events/programs/sunday-at-the-met/viewpoints?eid=A001_%7b20738106-6A31-4A21-AF62-3EF47FD9B39D%7d_20150202151921Viewpoints: Body Language<p class="small-text date-text">Sunday at the Met</p>​Explore how the sculpted body communicates from a range of perspectives in a series of dialogues about figurative sculpture.<br /><p></p><p><span class="small-text date-text">Sunday, March 8, 3:00&ndash;4:30 p.m.</span>​<br/> <p class="small-text" class="margin-top:7px;">Free with Museum admission</p>​</p>http://metmuseum.org/events/programs/talks/gallery-talks/bazm-and-razm?eid=A002_%7bBAAE36C6-4937-41B9-AA12-32444B1C9492%7d_20150205094622http://metmuseum.org/events/programs/talks/gallery-talks/bazm-and-razm?eid=A002_%7bBAAE36C6-4937-41B9-AA12-32444B1C9492%7d_20150205094622Exhibition Tour—Bazm and Razm: Feast and Fight in Persian Art<p class="small-text date-text">Gallery Talk</p>​Encounter <em>bazm</em> (feast) and <em>razm</em> (fight), themes which epitomized centuries of Persian kingship.<p></p><p><span class="small-text date-text">Monday, March 9, 10:30&ndash;11:30 a.m.</span>​<br/> <p class="small-text" class="margin-top:7px;">Free with Museum admission</p>​</p>http://metmuseum.org/events/programs/talks/gallery-talks/making-the-intangible?eid=A001_%7bA25FC54F-8831-4743-B916-9648D95CF588%7d_20150209164418http://metmuseum.org/events/programs/talks/gallery-talks/making-the-intangible?eid=A001_%7bA25FC54F-8831-4743-B916-9648D95CF588%7d_20150209164418Making the Intangible Visible: Power in the Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas<p class="small-text date-text">Gallery Talk</p>​Explore how works of art from Africa, Oceania, and the Americas express concepts of power.<br /><p></p><p><span class="small-text date-text">Tuesday, March 10, 11:00 a.m.&ndash;12:00 p.m.</span>​<br/> <p class="small-text" class="margin-top:7px;">Free with Museum admission</p>​</p>http://metmuseum.org/events/programs/talks/gallery-talks/powerwear-the-art-of-arms-and-armor?eid=A001_%7b035D1AAD-505B-4795-B938-0640A2364518%7d_20150219120852http://metmuseum.org/events/programs/talks/gallery-talks/powerwear-the-art-of-arms-and-armor?eid=A001_%7b035D1AAD-505B-4795-B938-0640A2364518%7d_20150219120852"Powerwear": The Art of Arms and Armor<p class="small-text date-text">Gallery Talk</p>​Explore the dual function of European arms and armor.<br /><p></p><p><span class="small-text date-text">Wednesday, March 11, 11:00 a.m.&ndash;12:00 p.m.</span>​<br/> <p class="small-text" class="margin-top:7px;">Free with Museum admission</p>​</p>http://metmuseum.org/events/programs/programs-for-visitors-with-disabilities/visitors-with-dementia-and-their-care-partners/met-escapes-gallery-tour?eid=A049_%7b69C1316D-A36C-4C61-9074-94617A844B13%7d_20150210174712http://metmuseum.org/events/programs/programs-for-visitors-with-disabilities/visitors-with-dementia-and-their-care-partners/met-escapes-gallery-tour?eid=A049_%7b69C1316D-A36C-4C61-9074-94617A844B13%7d_20150210174712Met Escapes—Gallery Tour<p class="small-text date-text">Program for Visitors with Dementia and Their Care Partners</p>​We invite individuals living with dementia, together with their family members or care partners, to participate in discussions, handling sessions, art-making, and other interactive and multisensory activities in the galleries and in the classroom.<p></p><p><span class="small-text date-text">Wednesday, March 11, 2:00&ndash;3:30 p.m.</span>​<br/> <p class="small-text" class="margin-top:7px;">Free; reservations are required</p>​</p>http://metmuseum.org/events/programs/talks/conversations-with-curators-and-conservators/returning-home?eid=A001_%7b7135EC7B-47E6-4DD9-B146-554CC13006FF%7d_20150203152002http://metmuseum.org/events/programs/talks/conversations-with-curators-and-conservators/returning-home?eid=A001_%7b7135EC7B-47E6-4DD9-B146-554CC13006FF%7d_20150203152002Conversation with a Curator—Returning Home by Shitao (Zhu Ruoji), Asian Art<p class="small-text date-text">Conversation with a Curator or Conservator</p>​Experience a lively dialogue with a curator about an object that especially intrigues him.<p></p><p><span class="small-text date-text">Thursday, March 12, 11:00&ndash;11:30 a.m.</span>​<br/> <p class="small-text" class="margin-top:7px;">Free with Museum admission</p>​</p>http://metmuseum.org/events/programs/courses-and-workshops/short-courses/thomas-hart-benton?eid=A002_%7bA897D4DC-0752-4A5A-9357-74106D559A82%7d_20150206110536http://metmuseum.org/events/programs/courses-and-workshops/short-courses/thomas-hart-benton?eid=A002_%7bA897D4DC-0752-4A5A-9357-74106D559A82%7d_20150206110536Thomas Hart Benton's America Today Mural: Antecedents and After<p class="small-text date-text">Short Course</p>​Delve into Thomas Hart Benton's renowned mural <em>America Today</em> with Met experts.<p></p><p><span class="small-text date-text">Thursday, March 12, 2:00&ndash;4:00 p.m.</span>​<br/> <p class="small-text" class="margin-top:7px;">This program has been canceled.</p>​</p>http://metmuseum.org/events/programs/lectures-and-panels/symposia/fellows-colloquia/new-methodologies?eid=A001_%7bD9140E60-DC37-4820-A900-1478FF5AFC7F%7d_20150202115909http://metmuseum.org/events/programs/lectures-and-panels/symposia/fellows-colloquia/new-methodologies?eid=A001_%7bD9140E60-DC37-4820-A900-1478FF5AFC7F%7d_20150202115909Fellows Colloquium—New Methodologies in Conservation Research and Scientific Practice<p class="small-text date-text">Symposium</p>​The fellows present brief papers on their research and explore common scholarly questions in panel discussions.<br /><p></p><p><span class="small-text date-text">Friday, March 13, 10:10 a.m.&ndash;2:10 p.m.</span>​<br/> <p class="small-text" class="margin-top:7px;">Free with Museum admission</p>​</p>http://metmuseum.org/events/programs/talks/gallery-talks/inventing-korea?eid=A001_%7b4DEF10AD-9AF8-472C-BD65-B111AEBE4D1D%7d_20150206112226http://metmuseum.org/events/programs/talks/gallery-talks/inventing-korea?eid=A001_%7b4DEF10AD-9AF8-472C-BD65-B111AEBE4D1D%7d_20150206112226Inventing Korea: 100 Years of Collecting at the Met<p class="small-text date-text">Gallery Talk</p>​Learn the stories behind the Korean masterpieces at the Met.<br /><p></p><p><span class="small-text date-text">Friday, March 13, 11:00 a.m.&ndash;12:00 p.m.</span>​<br/> <p class="small-text" class="margin-top:7px;">Free with Museum admission</p>​</p>http://metmuseum.org/events/programs/lectures-and-panels/free-lectures/conjuring-the-buddhist-painting-tradition?eid=A001_%7b256F1294-D40E-40A4-ADC5-2BE3E0E1F092%7d_20141222104852http://metmuseum.org/events/programs/lectures-and-panels/free-lectures/conjuring-the-buddhist-painting-tradition?eid=A001_%7b256F1294-D40E-40A4-ADC5-2BE3E0E1F092%7d_20141222104852Friday Focus—Annual Lecture on South and Southeast Asian Art: Conjuring the Buddhist Painting Tradition of Kashmir<p class="small-text date-text">Free Lecture</p>​Join leading curators, art historians, and other specialists for lectures related to the Museum's exhibitions and collections<br /><p></p><p><span class="small-text date-text">Friday, March 13, 5:00&ndash;6:00 p.m.</span>​<br/> <p class="small-text" class="margin-top:7px;">Free with Museum admission</p>​</p>http://metmuseum.org/events/programs/talks/artists-on-artworks/brad-kahlhamer?eid=A001_%7b6192A4DA-CDE7-4A6C-9158-1DEAB2582DBF%7d_20150203134851http://metmuseum.org/events/programs/talks/artists-on-artworks/brad-kahlhamer?eid=A001_%7b6192A4DA-CDE7-4A6C-9158-1DEAB2582DBF%7d_20150203134851Artists on Artworks—Brad Kahlhamer<p class="small-text date-text">Artists on Artworks</p>​See the Met's collection through artists' eyes.<br /><p></p><p><span class="small-text date-text">Friday, March 13, 6:30&ndash;7:30 p.m.</span>​<br/> <p class="small-text" class="margin-top:7px;">Free with Museum admission, though stickers are required</p>​</p>